Davina
Featured in baby name books
Davina is the feminine of David and means “beloved” or “loved one.” Davina is a Scottish form of Davida, and one book also gives the meaning “little deer.”
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names Book, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Numerology for Baby Names, Baby Names Made Easy, The Everything Baby Names Book
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Usage of Davina in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Davina against each list of names.
Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Davina is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Davina in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 363 girls were named Davina, making it the #749 girls' name in the US. Since 1916, 11,380 girls have been named Davina, with the most (541) in 2022. It is most common, relative to births, in New Mexico, Nevada and Kansas.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium (Flanders) | #451 girls | 11 | Statbel (Belgian federal statistical office), 2024 |
| Canada (Ontario) | #867 girls | 13 | Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General, ServiceOntario), 2024 |
| England and Wales | #763 girls | 48 | Office for National Statistics (ONS), 2025 |
| Ireland | #885 girls | 3 | Central Statistics Office (CSO), 2025 |
| Italy | #884 girls | 11 | Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT), 2024 |
| Kazakhstan | #350 girls | 1 | Bureau of National Statistics, Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 2025 |
| Netherlands | #577 girls | 21 | Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB), 2025 |
| Switzerland | #541 girls | 12 | Federal Statistical Office (BFS/OFS), BEVNAT, 2025 |
| Belgium (Flanders) | #723 girls (all ages) | 751 | Statbel (Belgian federal statistical office), 2024 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Storms named Davina
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Davina, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclone Davina (Category 3) | 1999 | South Indian Ocean | 204 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Davina
There are 2 towns and villages with Davina in their name, in 2 countries.
🇧🇷 Brazil 1🇾🇪 Yemen 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davina | Ta‘izz, 🇾🇪 Yemen | – | Map |
| Sítio Davina F. dos Santos | Paraná, 🇧🇷 Brazil | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Celebrities named Davina
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Davina.
Fictional characters named Davina
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
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Davina as a pet name
FurryName has found 6 dogs named Davina in public pet registers, making it the #5,488 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Basel (2), Tacoma (1), Seattle (1). Davina as a dog name →
Davina products
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